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CURRY EX REL CURRY v. HENSINER

No. 06-2439.

513 F.3d 570 (2008)

Joel CURRY, a minor, by and through his parents, Paul & Melanie CURRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Irene HENSINER, Principal Handley School, Defendant-Appellee, Saginaw City School District, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey A. Shafer, Alliance Defense Fund, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Mary Massaron Ross, Plunkett & Cooney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jeffrey A. Shafer, Alliance Defense Fund, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Mary Massaron Ross, Plunkett & Cooney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. Steven W. Fitschen, National Legal Foundation, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: NORRIS, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we address whether an elementary school student has a First Amendment right to promote an unsolicited religious message during an organized curricular activity.

Plaintiff Joel Curry and his parents filed suit against the School District of Saginaw, Michigan, and Irene Hensinger, the principal of the school Joel attended, alleging that Joel's constitutional rights were abridged when Principal...

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